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UNDP survey reveals rise in CO2 level in certain places in Patna much above global averageThe Bihar State Pollution Control Board reports alarming CO2 levels in Patna, exceeding global averages, with some areas recording up to 95...
Delhi Pollution: How Punjab farmers are outsmarting world's most advanced space agency NASA?Despite a decrease in reported stubble burning incidents in north-west India and Pakistan, experts have raised concerns over a possible shi...
Few cities have effective heat action plans: ReportCities lack heatwave preparedness, with limited resources allocated to mitigate extreme heat impact. Recommendations include redefining hea...
iFOREST study reveals Assam's surging renewable energy potential, surpassing prior assessments by govt agenciesThe reassessed RE potential is adequate to support a low-carbon pathway to meet the state's growing electricity demand. While an increased ...
Delhi pollution: Why drastic GRAP IV rules still hang fire even as citizens chokeLike every year in the recent past, Delhi is choking this year too as a deadly haze and accompanying noxious fumes spread their ghastly win...
What makes Delhi's air toxic during Diwali festive season? It's not about firecrackers onlyMeteorological conditions, it turns out, have played a pivotal role in determining the air quality during the festival season and the winte...
Union home ministry renews FCRA licence of ORF for 5 yearsObserver Research Foundation (ORF) has had its Foreign Contribution Regulation Act licence renewed by the Union home ministry for five year...
Why is Delhi witnessing flood despite no rain in 4 days? These may be some of the reasonsFloods in Delhi cannot be blamed solely on rainfall, according to a report quoting experts. Experts have highlighted the encroachment of fl...
YWCA, 3 other NGOs lose FCRA licencesThe Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) of Delhi and several other non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have lost their Foreign Con...
Hyderabad Public School Society gets FCRA licenceThe Hyderabad Public School Society in Telangana has been granted a five-year Foreign Contribution Registration Act (FCRA) license by the I...
Cost of India quitting coal is $900 billion, think tank saysThe International Forum for Environment, Sustainability and Technology, known by the acronym iFOREST, released two reports detailing how mu...
Indian coal hub juggles need for jobs with hope for greener futureCommunities in India's coal-mining hubs such as Angul face a conundrum: the climate-heating fossil fuel offers job prospects, and local eco...
India needs to train 10 lakh people in air quality management, says new report"Our report shows that we need to train at least 1 million (10 lakh) people over the next five years for air quality management. This will ...
View: Transition from fossil fuels in India is a matter of politics, communities, federalism & jobsThe good news is that this rapid transition is technologically feasible, and the market is now willing and ready to switch to non-fossil al...
Worried about climate change? There is more bad news for India"There is no good news for India in this report. In fact, everything about India is bad news," said Chandra Bhushan, Enviornmentalist & CEO...
India must act now, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, build climate resilient infrastructure: ExpertsThe Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), approved by the 195 member countries, cautioned ...
View: Indian Railways must match its climate credentials with waste managementPersonally, I love long train journeys. Travelling on the Coromandel Express from Howrah to Chennai, Netravati Express from Mangalore to Mu...